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Firm founder John Primmer formed the first Vermont captive insurer in 1982. Today, Vermont is the preeminent domestic domicile for captive insurers, and we are the leading law firm representing captives in Vermont and other domiciles. We represent more than 200 captives and alternative risk facilities, including single parent, associations, risk retention groups, industrial insureds, reciprocals, sponsored captives, risk purchasing groups, branch captives and special purpose financial insurance companies. Our firm works continuously on behalf of its clients to maintain a sound but flexible regulatory environment, both in Vermont and in other leading domiciles.

Our government relations practice group works in conjunction with our captive insurance group to support both clients and the Vermont Captive Insurance Association through legislative and regulatory initiatives.

Services Provided

Frequently Asked Questions

Why form a captive insurance company?

Captive insurance is in some respects similar to self-insurance, but establishing a captive can often provide significant benefits including better focus on risk and loss control within organizations, access to wholesale services and reinsurance, better cash management and certain tax advantages. For group programs such as risk retention groups, a captive can insulate participants from market volatility and provide improvements in coverage terms and claims defense.

Is Vermont the best place for a captive?

Vermont is by far the largest home for captive insurers in the United States, and by some measures, in the world.  And it’s a small state, which means that regardless of politics, the captive insurance business is more important to the legislature and the administration in the state than anywhere else.  This assures that Vermont’s captive laws stay flexible and competitive and that the regulatory staff receives the resources it needs to stay responsive.  But Vermont is not right for every captive program for a number of reasons.  We can help you pick a domicile and make sure your captive program is a success wherever it ends up.

Do I need captive counsel?

Many in-house professionals and large-firm insurance departments have some familiarity with insurance matters, but the breadth of our experience and focus on captives allows us to share with you the latest in captive thinking and the experiences we’ve had addressing the exact problems you face. Our relationships with other captive service providers permit us to hit the ground running when we begin a project and to be cost effective finishing it. We know captive insurance. We work well with in-house professionals and outside counsel to augment their knowledge to assure the best outcome for clients.

Do we need counsel after formation?

Captives exist to address the unexpected for their owners, but they also routinely face it themselves. Our involvement assures ongoing compliance with the ever-changing corporate, tax and regulatory landscape, but also provides captive leaders access to new ideas, a look ahead to approaching challenges and experience in dealing with trouble when things go wrong.

What are the advantages of captive fixed-fee arrangements?

Captive programs often have tight budgets and can only collect funds to cover administrative costs such as legal fees at renewals. We offer clients fixed-fee arrangements to provide both budget certainty and billing efficiency. A fixed-fee arrangements permits clients, managers and others on the captive team enjoy timely access to legal advice without having to watch the clock or open a new engagement.

Does the firm represent captives outside Vermont?

We represent captives in most major domiciles, onshore and offshore. Many legal issues facing captives have little to do with location. These include contracts with national and international service providers, multi-state regulatory issues, federal tax matters and group captive structure, governance and strategy. Our experience in these areas assists clients wherever they choose to form a captive. We have an office in Washington, D.C., but also routinely partner with local practitioners to assure seamless and appropriate representation of our clients.

Professionals

Shareholder / Vice President
Burlington VT, Washington DC
(802) 864-0880 x1223
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Littleton NH
(603) 444-4008 x1407
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Burlington VT
(802) 864 - 0880
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Burlington VT, Washington DC
(802) 864-0880 X1237
Associate
Washington DC
(202) 759 - 9330
Shareholder / Vice President
Burlington VT, Washington DC
(802) 864-0880 x1208
Shareholder / Director/ Senior Vice President
Burlington VT
(802) 864-0880
Shareholder / Vice President / Assistant Secretary
Burlington VT, Portsmouth NH
(802) 864-0880
Shareholder / Director / President
Burlington VT
(802) 864-0880